Is the Mobile Web Dead? Some Mobile Entrepreneurs Say Yes "Former Yahoo! Mobile evangelist turned startup entrepreneur Russell Beattie announced today that he’s calling it quits for his company Mowser because the market for mobile browsing is taking a fast turn for the worse." How Social Networking Could Kill Web Search as We Know It… Continue reading News of the Week 4/18/08
Meal of the Week
Yogurt parfait and coffee at Le Pain Quotidien.
These are the People in My Neighborhood
Where I live, spring is suddenly here, with the temperature hitting 70, buds on the trees, and birds laying eggs in our roofline drain pipes. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the amazingly smart and passionate people I have the pleasure of working with. Below are just the folks that… Continue reading These are the People in My Neighborhood
News of the Week 4/14/08
Murdoch: Technology Driving Vast Changes in Media "Media mogul Rupert Murdoch warned that “technology will continue to destroy all of the old ways and old assumptions, especially in the media." How to Target the Right Social Media Sites "What too many bloggers overlook is that Digg and StumbleUpon are just two of the hundreds of… Continue reading News of the Week 4/14/08
Meal of the Week!
Pizza! The veggie half is Sarah’s, the pepperoni half is mine.
The Future of Information Access: the Mobile Web
I find myself thinking more an more about the iPhone, and my increasing desire to always be connected to the web. Not just to email – but to a search engine, to interactive maps, to news sources, to text messaging, to social networks, and to things like online classifieds. These things are as much a… Continue reading The Future of Information Access: the Mobile Web
News of the Week 4/6/08
Traditional media team with niche sites to nab ad dollars "Looking to snare a larger share of Internet ad dollars, traditional media companies are launching "vertical ad networks" in which they sell ad bundles of space on their sites and on independent sites with complementary content." Passion fuels entrepreneurial journalism "The biggest challenge facing the… Continue reading News of the Week 4/6/08
Meal of the Week!
Sarah has been dying to go to the Candle Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant in the city. We got their mega-early so we could be the first in the door. About five minutes after this photo was taken, the place was filled. Sarah’s meal: Burrito filled with a million beans and veggies. My meal: tofu scrambled… Continue reading Meal of the Week!
Utility & Elegance
Magazines. Websites. Tradeshows. Newsletters. Services. Everything a publishing & media company does. What are the goals? How do you achieve them? When I look at a brand like Apple. And ask: why do they succeed? Where do they set their focus? I can’t help but feel. That they follow nature’s lead. A mixture of two… Continue reading Utility & Elegance
News of the Week 3/30/08
The News Business: Out of Print "The death and life of the American newspaper." Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On "…habits suggest that younger readers find themselves going straight to the source, bypassing the context and analysis that seasoned journalists provide." The Buzz on the Campaign Bus: Pinched, Press Steps Off "There… Continue reading News of the Week 3/30/08